Blogging Tulsa Real Estate: January 2009

The tenacity of an eagle is needed to survive in real estate this year.

I've invested too much in my business to give up now.  There's nothing stopping me.  While I may at times feel like I have bitten off more than I can chew, I intend to emerge victorious just like the eagle in this video.

The bald eagle is the symbol of the United States of America.  We take this for granted. 

In fact, our founding fathers argued over which bird would be our national bird.  Benjamin Franklin wanted our national bird to be the wild turkey.  However, his voice was over-ridden.  The eagle won out over the turkey...  Good thing. 

The Bald Eagle has become a symbol for tenacity and strengh.  This video will show you why.

Don't give up.  With persistence and consistent effort you will win the prize. 

 

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Never Go Out Without Lipstick -- You Might Just Run across a News Reporter

Here I was minding my own business walking my dogs this morning along Riverside Drive in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  I noticed all the stakes and flags in the ground at I-44 and Riverside along with a bunch of heavy equipment.  So I told my boys, Obed and Tucker, that if we did not stroll along Skelly Drive there today, we might not be able to do it tomorrow or next week because they will be building a big wall there soon.

So we wandered eastward toward Peoria.  There were lots of trucks and heavy equipment where there has heretofore been none.

Then we noticed the people -- well dressed people in long wool dress coats and workers with vests and jackets with the words Sherwood stamped across the back. 

One gentleman was speaking.  He was a dignified man who reminded me of the "Toon" in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" 

There was a small pre-dug dirt trench near the microphones where several shovels were standing ilike sentinals in the dirt.  The center shovel was painted gold -- for someone special, I supposed. 

We hung around and watched the hooplah.

I recognized a few residents of Riverview Village as I was leaving.

But I did not get away soon enough.

A reporter saw my dogs and ran up to me with a microphone in her hand.  She asked me if I lived in the neighborhood and if had an opininon about the project.

I told her I did not live in the neighborhood,but a friend of mine used to catch fish off his front porch there back before they built Keystone Dam.  What a stupid thing to say....   The truth was I had just walked up and did not have a clue what the project was to which she was referring.  Was it the wall, the road widening, the drainage ditch?  I did not want to admit that I was a rubber necker.

All I could think was that I looked like h--- and was not wearing any makeup.  I was glad when they focused the cameras on my dogs!

So here you will see the blog mistress herself, your local web maven in all her morning glory. 

Did I tell you the story was about widening I-44 and spending $42 million to build an underground drainage system along the route of the infamous Perryman Ditch?

Watch the video, Groundbreaking for I-44 Project.

 

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My Furry Valentine -- A Silent Auction Benefitting StreetCats, Inc. is Scheduled for Sunday, February 8, 2009

I just received an invitation to attend a dessert tasting and silent auction benefitting StreetCats, Inc., a non-profit organization located on East 60th Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the northeast corner of 61st and Sheridan behind Charlie's Chicken and across from the Farm Shopping Center.

The event is called My Furry Valentine and will feature luscious sweets and "purr"fect gifts.  All proceeds will benefit homeless kitties awaiting adoption in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The stated mission of StreetCats, Inc. is: 

StreetCats, Inc. believes that all cats deserve a home. We wish to reduce the population of unwanted cats by maintaining a spay and neuter program for feral cats and by sheltering cats who no longer have people to care for them. We seek adoptive families who value animals and who will love and protect our StreetCats.

In addition to always having cats and kittens that need a loving home,  StreetCats, Inc. also has cats that have illnesses and need special care from special people.  They also have older cats that need permanent homes.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $25 per person or $45 per couple. 

Please send your payment to:  StreetCats, Inc., 6520 East 60th Street, Tulsa, OK  74145.   

Make checks payable to StreetCats, Inc.  Your tickets will be held at the door.

To see all the links to agencies that find homes for pets in Northeast Oklahoma, please go to the Pet Adoption page on my website, TulsaRealEstateWeb.com.

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The Year in Review - 2008

I am on a roll.  I sent out Christmas cards.   I am showing property almost daily.  I am almost caught up on all of my email  -- well, maybe.

So I found this in my inbox today.  I'm only about two weeks late.  Enjoy!

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This funny video clip shows how to behave online.

There are a number of people in my office who are just becoming acquainted with social networking and so they are somewhat in the dark about what to do.  I still am in the dark, too.... although I am really trying hard to figure it out.  While much of it is trial and error, I have to say that most of my education has come from reading Active Rain posts, especially those from the administrators like Active Brad.

This morning a nice email came to me with a link to a Trulia community manager's blog, 15 tips on how to behave in an online community.  It contains some good advice and may be helpful to my colleagues who are just discovering my blog and my obsession with Active Rain.

In that blog is a link to this video clip showing how to behave online.  The video is funny and will explain a lot to newbies.  I must admit that I am putting it in my blog so that I can easily find it again in the same way that I embedded Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's political skit.

Have fun watching this. 

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How to Make Ribbon Bows for Birthday Presents or Christmas Gifts. 

Make these bows now in assorted sizes and they will be ready in every color and size when the occasion arises throughout the year.  

Now you won't have to run to Miss Jackson's at Utica Square just to get the wonderful bows that come with expensive gift wrapping.  Nor will you be frustrated that the big bag of bows from Walmart contains only bows that are two inches across.

Yes, you can now make "ginormous" bows.  (I learned that word last week while showing property.  Yes, we are busy in Tulsa.  Our Tulsa real estate market is really hopping right now.  But I digress.  "Ginormous" applies to both closets and holiday bows.)

Watch the entire video and you will understand how to make "ginormous" bows and teenie weenie bows.

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